He smelled the chocolate chip almond butter brownies in the oven. Russian tea cake/ Mexican wedding cookie/ polvorones kinda treat. A financier is a small French cake. The financier is light and moist, similar to sponge cake, and usually contains almond flour, crushed or ground almonds, or almond flavoring. Grandma Gigi also baked a nut torte (a boozy, nutty layer cake) and a special kuchen (cake) which was actually a bar cookie consisting of a rich shortbread crust, strawberry or raspberry jam filling and unique meringue topping. Ultimate Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies.